| man-made lake island dwelling, common in ancient ireland. | 57 |
| a sphere or globe. | 18 |
| an actor addressing the audience is said to be "breaking the ... wall". | 71 |
| opening in the centre of the iris. | 34 |
| who was the first black winner of the oscar for best actor? | 59 |
| what kind of animal is alb rt, the euro 2024 mascot? | 52 |
| maker of over 50 documentaries for the bbc including encounters with jimmy savile and joe exotic. | 97 |
| what is the capital of new jersey? | 34 |
| oliver's ........: elvis costello's biggest hit. | 48 |
| the only team to defeat bayer leverkusen last season. | 53 |
| ngo behind charity mile runs every christmas. | 45 |
| eurovision 2024 winning performer. | 34 |
| who has a hammer called mjollnir? | 33 |
| andrew strong's role in the commitments. | 40 |
| the new york portal to dublin is located beside which famous building? | 70 |
| in equine terminology, it is faster than a walk but slower than a canter. | 73 |
| what is super mario's occupation? | 33 |
| the beatles' third single and their first uk number one. | 56 |
| what is aslan, created by cs lewis? | 35 |
| live in cork's musgrave park this evening. | 42 |
| another name for sea water. | 27 |
| in the cure at troy, seamus heaney wrote of when "hope and history ..........". | 79 |
| which term describes the condition of a racecourse? | 51 |
| who played the lead singer in the commitments? | 46 |
| ...... airtricity sponsor the league of ireland. | 48 |
| makers of the last of us and true detective. | 44 |
| radio term meaning message received and understood . | 52 |
| creator of star wars. | 21 |
| inhabited island located 14km off the donegal coast. | 52 |
| loch ... is the largest lake in britain. | 40 |
| alternative name for the jack in a pack of cards. | 49 |
| the five ..........: dublin landmark. | 37 |
| scottish village which became famous as a wedding venue for eloping couples. | 76 |
| clint eastwood made two films about the battle for this island. | 63 |
| harvard, cornell and princeton are members of the ...... league. | 64 |
| brad pitt starred in the 1997 movie seven years in ........... | 62 |
| coole park nature reserve is located near which town? | 53 |
| ...... moines is the capital of iowa. | 37 |
| which country topped the medals table at the 1980 summer olympics? | 66 |
| who plays the central character of captain willard in apocalypse now? | 69 |
| france's busiest airport. | 25 |
| yangon, formerly called rangoon, is the largest city in which country? | 70 |
| seventeen-year-old who has taken the darts world by storm this year. | 68 |
| somewhere to kneel in prayer? | 29 |
| what refs enforce? | 18 |
| glendalough or clonmacnoise? | 28 |
| "every dog has ...... day"? | 27 |
| "the second coming" poet? | 25 |
| country bordering guyana and colombia? | 38 |
| muffin flavour? | 15 |
| milk output limit? | 18 |
| french way, regretfully? | 24 |
| has his moment on father's day? | 31 |
| dockside spot for a ship? | 25 |
| time-out for students? | 22 |
| divulge confidential information or secrets | 43 |
| a native or inhabitant of new zealand | 37 |
| study intensively, as before an exam | 36 |
| napoleon's isle of exile | 24 |
| a form of writing practiced by the ancient irish, and found in inscriptions on stones | 85 |
| the longest french river | 24 |
| affectedly dainty or refined | 28 |
| a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot | 47 |
| us manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production | 60 |
| adult male bird | 15 |
| a large primary branch of a tree | 32 |
| money or goods contributed to the poor | 38 |
| machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing | 58 |
| a harp used by ancient greeks for accompaniment | 47 |
| a harsh hoarse utterance | 24 |
| a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll | 45 |
| the throwing line or toe line in a game of darts | 48 |
| a strand or cluster of hair | 27 |
| the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | 49 |
| a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | 51 |
| King on measure of current con | 30 |
| Privately the best team succeeded boring assistant | 50 |
| Content of mundane letters is to give final relief | 50 |
| American bluesy folk mostly seen round old tree | 47 |
| Northerner's livid about the core point of needing small chivs | 62 |
| Organic matter in water? Government goin' to lie in retreat | 59 |
| Fad where old ratty outburst replaced very irrational Irish rot | 63 |
| Indian retinue accordingly contest bank endlessly | 49 |
| Get cracking butcher's last luxury without stuffing | 51 |
| Such subtlety is absent in bore | 31 |
| Smashing test in quad? Quite the opposite is entertaining | 57 |
| Profitable mineral water's last to go | 37 |
| Timid mammal avoiding running water guides ducks | 48 |
| I was with energy in senior service initially? | 46 |
| In Scotland skim round vagrant vessel | 37 |
| Secondary job European Parliament admitted | 42 |
| Bhutanese bread is no good, ultimately strange | 46 |
| Stormy women banter with Henry | 30 |
| Luke cracked up in centre to keep old African notes | 51 |
| On being into synonym for nymph | 31 |
| Southern tree to shape simple organism on rotting flora | 55 |
| Rum Greek township returned tree | 32 |
| Shipyard wood put back — not specified for building block's parts? | 68 |
| A very free rein forms French future | 36 |
| Bleat about cold church in shrubby Mediterranean area | 53 |
| Concerning public area before going west? | 41 |
| Saul blew up puritanic precepts | 31 |
| Elderly relative effects anger | 30 |
| Take in heaven's vault to set about divination | 46 |
| Centres accommodating lavish dips? | 34 |
| In return some casino's leniency shows restraint | 48 |
| By way of response attractive husband ditched aromatics | 55 |
| Avant-garde apothecaries with this treacle pose preposterously | 62 |
| Reform completely agree and enter anew | 38 |
| Being genial in the old way applaud a number | 44 |
| Lose one's way with a new German article | 40 |
| Type of wheat, a staple food in Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times | 76 |
| Country whose leaders once came from the Rurik dynasty | 54 |
| Oliver's brother in As You Like It | 34 |
| Company which merged with Peugeot in 1976 | 41 |
| Middlesbrough musician who has recorded 25 studio albums | 56 |
| Hairstyles popular in the 1980s | 31 |
| Having a rank, offensive smell | 30 |
| Runner-up to Sadiq Khan in the selection of Labour's 2016 London mayoral election candidate | 91 |
| The wife of Zeus | 16 |
| A kind of station launched by Ronan O'Rahilly in 1964 | 53 |
| Rotating shaft which connects wheels or gears | 45 |
| Firth of Forth island featured in Catriona by R L Stevenson | 59 |
| The largest living rodent | 25 |
| Dusseldorf is the capital of this German state | 46 |
| David .... is England's second-most capped goalkeeper | 53 |
| .... played Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise | 60 |
| Egg dish whose name derives from a word meaning "knife or sword blade" | 70 |
| "O Captain! My Captain! ...." [Walt Whitman] | 44 |
| Decorative timber named after one of the Molucca islands | 56 |
| Brightness of light | 19 |
| Swedish dramatic soprano noted for her roles in Wagner and Richard Strauss operas | 81 |
| Town with a nearby abbey in Italy's Lazio region, almost destroyed in the Second World War | 90 |
| Stand-up comedian who appeared as Frank Catton in the "Ocean's" films | 69 |
| Shortened name for a type of print | 34 |
| County whose largest town is Bournemouth | 40 |
| 2021 musical film starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard | 59 |
| The administrative centre of Clackmannanshire | 45 |
| Electric propulsion system used by spacecraft | 45 |
| African republic whose coat of arms features two palm trees and three lions | 75 |
| Linnaeus's and Hoffmann's are the only two extant species of .... | 65 |
| A bladder stone | 15 |
| Seaport terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway | 46 |
| "Flowers ... that are so .... in their beauty ..." [Thomas De Quincey] | 70 |
| Oscar winner for his role in the 2015 film The Revenant | 55 |
| James Clark .... led an 1839-43 expedition which confirmed Antarctica's existence and charted much of its coastline | 115 |
| Actress famed for her delivery of "A handbag" | 45 |
| Almost homophonic real name for Michael Keaton's character in a 1988 comedy horror film | 87 |
| Brass instrument; Latin for "trumpet" | 37 |
| London site whose first neon sign advertised Bovril | 51 |
| Punjab city which is central to the Sikh faith | 46 |
| Capital of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 |
| The first operatic collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal | 82 |
| Actress who played scientist Lilli Hornig in Oppenheimer | 56 |
| While Camp Nou is being renovated, .... are based at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 84 |
| Becomes inedible or unsatisfactory | 34 |
| The Rain was the original name for this Mancunian rock band founded in 1991 | 75 |
| Hybrid of domestic cattle and American bison | 44 |
| German city, the de facto capital of the Hanseatic League | 57 |
| Plastic bottles [only one left] | 31 |
| Discontinue drug when patient comes around | 42 |
| Record with cornet on that some men slap on? | 44 |
| Ultimately rampant cad, supporter of Napoleon | 45 |
| Half the clues here are so tired and gloomy | 43 |
| A possibly poor old bug needing treatment | 41 |
| A big reduction changes the game | 32 |
| Anodyne murderer, supporter of Spooner | 38 |
| What one might complete to get into Oxford flat | 47 |
| First in line heading for soup and rolls | 40 |
| Lather conceals these things | 28 |
| One with new toilet trouble | 27 |
| Plenty of dons ship specimens | 29 |
| Avoid love in the Midlands | 26 |
| Treaty of Paris [earliest version]? | 35 |
| A grand company car? | 20 |
| A ministry u-turning over German doctrine | 41 |
| State where one might see hay withering | 39 |
| Long run doctor managed in Houston? | 35 |
| Hard parts done with accuracy on My Way | 39 |
| Get thanks, having opened old booze store | 41 |
| Lousy M&S rolls stuffed in face | 31 |
| Re-enlist having been redrafted? Bugger! | 40 |
| Upright type handily disclosing enemy position? | 47 |
| Conductor contains high electric current | 40 |
| Funny business I see going on close to referendum | 49 |
| Sign one's expecting seat ... lead in polls | 43 |
| Self-assembly bed with special base | 35 |
| River dam | 9 |
| Of the eye | 10 |
| Actium victor | 13 |
| Dram | 4 |
| Cakehole | 8 |
| Writings | 8 |
| Voters | 6 |
| Papers | 6 |
| A lot | 5 |
| Fugue parts | 11 |
| Loquacious | 10 |
| Irish elf | 9 |
| Foregoing | 9 |